COE's Fall 2026 Newsletter Focuses on AI in Education
The College of Education's Fall 2026 newsletter focuses on the role of artificial intelligence in education, emphasizing the critical role human connection plays alongside emerging technologies.
Research
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Manz Receives Grant to Advance Digital Parenting Intervention
COE Professor Patti Manz has received a Stage 1 Seed Translational Research Project (STRP) award through Lehigh University’s National Science Foundation-funded (NSF) Accelerating Research Translation (ART) initiative to expand the reach of Little Talks, a parenting intervention designed to strengthen communication and language development among infants and toddlers.
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Dever Elected to Society for the Study of School Psychology
Bridget Dever has been elected as a member of the Society for the Study of School Psychology (SSSP). Dever, who serves as a Professor of School Psychology and the Associate Dean for Research, joins an elite, invitation-only cohort of scholars recognized for their outstanding impact on the field.
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Lehigh University Study Finds Online Parent Training Can Help Young Children with ADHD as Effectively as In-Person Treatment
A forthcoming study from Lehigh University College of Education researchers George J. DuPaul and Lee Kern finds that an online parent training program for families of young children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) can be as effective as traditional in-person treatment.
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Lehigh professors receive grant to help address mental health care language gap with AI training tool
At a time when many people seeking mental health care still struggle to find a clinician who understands their language and culture, two Lehigh University researchers, along with a third from George Mason University, have received grant support from Lehigh University for a project aimed at helping train providers to close that gap.
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Shera Selected as Dissertation Award Recipient
Samantha Shera has been selected as the 2026 recipient of the Elizabeth V. Stout Dissertation Award for her dissertation titled, “The Mediating Effect of Motivation between Academic Self-Concept, School Connectedness, and College and Career Readiness for Students with/at-risk for Emotional and Behavioral Disorders.” Shera is a doctoral student in the COE's School Psychology program.
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Ganss Studies Behavioral Health Workforce Shortage
Counseling Psychology Ph.D. student Elyse Ganss recently published “Policy recommendations to address the behavioral health workforce shortage” in Psychiatric Services. Ganss conducted the study, along with Counseling Psychology assistant professor Vanesa A. Mora Ringle, fellow Lehigh graduate students Temma Schaechter and Kofi Adutwum; Torrey A. Creed from the Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine; and Cherry Du and Natalie Dallard from the Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual Disability Services, City of Philadelphia.
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Settani Presents on Making Inclusion Meaningful
Please join us on Wednesday, April at 7 p.m. for a webinar with Elise Settanni, teaching assistant professor in the COE's Special Education program. Settanni will present Making Inclusion Meaningful: Strategies To Shift from "Location" to "Culture."
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Lin Studies Link Between Chronotype and Mortality in Older Adults
Zhuozhi Lin recently published research looking at the "biological clock" (chronotype) of middle-aged and older adults to see if being a "night owl" vs. an "early bird" correlates with lifespan. Published in the Journal of Sleep Research, Lin, along with colleagues Matthew J. Reid, Darlynn M. Rojo-Wissar and Adam P. Spira, followed 2,261 participants and recorded 650 deaths during the study. A statistically significant link between chronotype and mortality was found in two of the three age groups studied.
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Laracy to Present on Raising Less Anxious Children
Join us on March 31 at 7 p.m. for a webinar with Seth Laracy., visiting assistant professor and director of clinical training in the COE's School Psychology program. Laracy will present Raising Less Anxious Children as part of the Mountain Talk Education Miniseries.
